NFL · 2026
Washington Commanders4th NFC East - .250 pct vMon 23 Nov, 8:15 PM EST Cincinnati Bengals4th AFC North - .500 pct
Match resultWashington 51%Tie <1%Cincinnati 49%
What this game means
The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 6% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 19 points in the Playoffs race.
Washington Commanders
Playoffs18%
Division9%
Cincinnati Bengals
Playoffs38%
Division15%
Conferenceseason odds2%
Byeseason odds3%
Washington winPlayoffsWashington Commanders18%8%▼ -10Cincinnati Bengals38%24%▼ -14
TiePlayoffsWashington Commanders18%6%▼ -12Cincinnati Bengals38%31%▼ -7
Cincinnati winPlayoffsWashington Commanders18%2%▼ -16Cincinnati Bengals38%44%▲ +6
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AFC North · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1ClevelandDivision34%3-1-0.750-2BaltimoreDivision32%3-1-0.750-4CincinnatiDivision15%2-2-0.5001NFC East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1GiantsDivision34%3-1-0.750-2PhiladelphiaDivision33%2-2-0.50014WashingtonDivision9%1-3-0.2502The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
7New EnglandPlayoffs64%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8DenverPlayoffs58%2-2-0.50011CincinnatiPlayoffs38%2-2-0.500The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
7CarolinaPlayoffs47%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8AtlantaPlayoffs51%2-2-0.50013WashingtonPlayoffs18%1-3-0.250